Registering toy bank



(No Model.)

G.l P. BOOTH.

RBGISTBRING TOY BANK.

Patented June 30,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

CHARLES P. BOOTH, OF CAMDEN, NEIV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL SNELLENBIIRG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

REGISTERING TOY BANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 454,889, dated June 30, 1891. Application tiled December 24, 1890. Serial No. 375,720. (No model.)

To all wiz/m it' man concern: To one side of the receptacle A and to pro- Be it known that I, CHARLES P. BOOTH, a ject within the same are secured plates D and citizen of the United States of America, re- E, between which is left a space or coin-slot siding at Camden, in the county of Camden n, through which the coin is passed and in and State of New Jersey, have invented cerwhich the bentend of the spring C is located. vtain new and useful Improvements in Reg- The upper plate D has a slot d of less length istering Toy Banks; and I do hereby declare than the diameter of the coin which the rethe following to be a full, clear, and exact ceptacle is adapted to receive, and the rear description of the invention, such as will enend of this slot beyond the intended move- Io able Others skilled in the art to which it apment of the bent end of the spring is extend 6o pertains to make and use the same, reference ed outward to provide the notch d, with which being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and the upturned end et' the spring C engages to letters or figures of reference marked therewhen the spring is l'orced back beyond the on, ywhich form a part of this specification. proper limit of its movement, as by the inser- I5 This invention relates to improvements in tien of a knife-blade or other object than the 65 registering toy banks. proper coin, and locked, so that the parts can- The object of the invention is to provide a not be operated. device for the reception of coins with revOlu- Above the plate D and tothe upturned end ble means or disk for indicating the amount e of the spring l is pivoted a pawl F, from 2o placed in the holder, and which will beloeked which extends a spring f, playing through 7o upon the insertion of the first coin and unthe bent end (Z2 of the plate I), said spring locked when a predetermined number have serving to keep the pawl in engagement with been passed into the receptacle. the ratchet-wheel to be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming The receptacle A is provided with a part part Of this speciiication, Figure l is a plan cover A', whichis rigidly attached in any snit- 7 5 View. Fig. 2 is a plan view with a part Of the able manner and is provided with a depressed removable cover broken away. Fig. 3 is a inwardly-projecting fiange g, upon which the plan View of the receptacle with the top reremovable top II is positioned. This removlllOVed, HJ Pblll being' broken away t0 better able top I-I is preferably made up ol' supershow the internal construction. Fig. i is a imposed disks h, L, K, and I, suitably con- So vertical sectional View taken through the line nected, the larger disk 7L, when placed in pofr of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective sition, beingheld against rotation by a lug z", View. Fig. 6 is a perspective view Of the formed with the rigid top A, entering a respringdetached. Fig. 7 is a detail View of cess t' in the disk 71, of the removable top. The

one of the revoluble plates of the removable disk 7L has a graduated scale, which corre- 85 cover. sponds with the number of ratchet-teeth on A refers to the box or receptacle, to the botthe disk or wheel I. This ratchet-wheel is tom a of Which is rigidly secured a post B, located immediately beneath the disk h, and 4 having an enlarged head, which is grooved or above said ratchet-wheel is secured a disk K,

4o cut away to form the sloth. To the betteln carrying an infamily-projecting tongue 7e, 9o within the receptacle and adjacent to the post adapted to be passed through the slot b in the B is attached a plate having a lug or proj ecpost B, so that when said disk is turned the tion a', against which the lower projecting tongue will lie under the flanged head of the end of the helical spring C abuts, said spring post and prevent the removal of the top.

encircling the post B and having its upper Above the disk K is secured a disk L, having 9 5 end extended horizontally and bent to proa gage-mark m on aline with the tongue 1, vide a curved portion, one member of which which disk rotates in the stationary disk 71.. lies substantially vat right angles with the The disk K, having the tongue 7.a, is secured helical spring, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, the rigidly to the disk L, upon which is the gage 5o extreme end c forming a pivot for a'pawl. mark on, so that the tongue and gage-niark roo will be on a line with each other, and in 'Fi l and 2 of the drawings these parts are rcpresented With respect to the post- D and stationary disk h as it' eleven coins had been passed into the receptacle. The tongue 7.1 moves under the head of the post after being passed through the slot therein, and when the disk carrying the gage-mark and tongue are rotated to present the gage-mark and tongue on a line with the slot the upward pressure of the spring will throuT the removable top off. The top is removable and has revoluble portions with the gage mark and tongue 7c, which tongue extends inwardly to engage with the head of the post, as shown, serves with the other parts to provide a lock to hold the removable top on the post, and it is obvious that this removable top has a central opening through which the head of the post passes.

It will be noticed that the ratchet-wheel and disks K and L are rigidly secured to each other and are movably connected to the disk 7i.

The upper end of thc spring C, which encireles the post and is extended to form a pivot for the pawl F, is bent as shown, so that a coin when inserted in the coin-slot n between the plates D and E will press against said spring and operate the ratchet-Wheel I through the medium of the pawl F, the spring acting also to throw the coin into the receptacle.

The device illustrated is adapted to receive dimes, though it is obvious one could be constructed on the same principle to receive coins of other sizes or value. The article forms a convenient, portable, and neat toy savings-bank which is adapted to be carried in the pocket, and after the first coin has been passed through the slot the top is locked and cannot be opened Without destroying the receptacle until a predetermined number of coins have been passed through the slot, at which time the top ll is automatically unlocked.

In operation the disks are placed so that the notch or recess t' is engaged by the lug e" and the ringer 7o passed into the slot b. Now by holding the top doWn the spring will be slightly depressed, and when the coin is inserted it will operate the extended end of the spring to revolve the revoluble top one point, which Will move the nger under the ii'anged head of the post and lock the top in position. As each subsequent coin is inserted the revoluble top Will be moved one point forward, the spring being pushed to one side to retract the paWl carried thereby. When the full number of coins have been inserted, the [inger Zr; will be brought beneath the slot b and the top automatically released. At anytime the number of coins in the receptacle can be determined by the gage-marks on the disks 7i and L. Should an attempt be made to open the receptacle by inserting other than the proper coin, the spring C would likely be pressed back too far, at which event the upturned end of the spring would enter the notch or recess d and prevent further manipulation of the spring, and in order to obtain the contents of the box it Would'have to be destroyed, the paWl or ratchet-Wheel not being accessible through the coin-receiving slot.

Having thus described my invention, what' Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in a toy bank, of a receptacle having a coin-receiving slot, a removable top consisting of a stationary portion and a revoluble portion, one part having a graduated scale and the other a gagemark, and means for holding the top in engagement with the receptacle.

2. The combination, in a receptacle for ,coins having a coin-receiving slot, of a removable top secured to said receptacle, and means for turning a part ot said top when a coin is passed through the slot.

3. The combination,in a registering-receptacle for coin having a coin-receiving slot, of a top secured to said receptacle, a spring at tached to the receptacle, so that one end will lie opposite the slot and in the path of the coin, and means carried by the spring which engages with a revoluble portion of the top for turning the revoluble top one step vwhen a coin isinserted, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

et. The combination, in a registering-weep tacle for coin having a coin-receiving aperture or slot, of a removable top having a revoluble registering mechanism forming part thereof, the top being attached to said receptacle and a spring adapted to be actuated by a coin, a ratchet-Wheel attached to the revoluble part of the top, and. a paWl carried by the spring, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, in a registering coinreceptacle having a coin-receiving slot and a centrally-located post B, of a spring mounted on said post, a portion of the spring intersecting the coin-receiving slot or aperture, a pawl carried by the end of the spring, a ratchet-wheel, and part top secured to the post so as to turn thereon and be advanced step by step as each consecutive coin is inserted, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

(3. In combination with the receptacle A, having a removable top, a headed post having a slot b and secured centrally to said receptacle, a spring having one end bent and extended so as to normally lie in the path of the coin when inserted in the slot, a pawl carried by said spring, and a plate D, having a slot d and a guide d2, through which a spring carried by the pawl passes, the parts being constructed substantially as shown, together with a ratchet-Wheel secured to the revoluble part of the top, said top being held in engagement with the post, substantially as set forth.

'7. The combination, in a coin-receptacle constructed substantially as shown and pro- IOC ITO

vided With a spring carrying a pawl, of a ratchet-wheel attached to the revolnble top, and a plate D, having aslot through which the end c of the spring passes, said slot being extended at CZ', into which the spring will pass and be held when pressed beyond the proper limit, substantially as set forth.

S. The combination, in a coin-receptacle, of a box or casing having a central post to which a top is removably secured, a spring having a coiled portion Which embraces the post, the upper end of said spring' being bent to form an inclined portion near the coin-receiving slot, a plate or disk D, having a slot d, through which the terminal portion c of the spring passes, a pawl carried by the upturned end of the spring, a ratchet-Wheel secured to and forming a part of the revoluble top, the plate D separating the operating mechanism, eX- cepting the spring, from the receptacle, substantially as set forth.

i). The combination, in a coin-receptacle, of a removable top having a central opening therein, a disk 7i, resting` upon the inwar fllyextended edge of the part top Aof the recep- 25 tacle and provided with indicating-marks, a revoluble disk L, having a gagen1ark,a disk K, havinga nger 71:, beneath whioharatchetwheel is located, the parts being secured to and connected to each. other, substantially as 3o shown, and a receptacle having a central post D, with an enlarged head having a slot Z), together with means for advancing the revoluble portion of the top one step on the passage of each coin through the slot, substan- 3 5 tially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES P. BOOTH. Witnesses:

GUsTAvUs REMAK, J r., SAM FRoHsIN. 

